When lawyers asked if serving on jury duty in a civil trial at
the Erie County Courthouse would be a hardship for anyone, Cindy Kreider, general curator of the Erie Zoo,
raised her hand and said, “I have to bottle-feed a baby giraffe”

Krieder was excused!

“I’ve been the only one feeding her”, Kreider said in an
interview. “I’ve got a technique to get her to take the bottle and we’re
afraid that she might not accept the bottle from someone else because she’s
so familiar with me.”

Zoo officials said that at three weeks of age an animal’s
condition can turn for the worse literally overnight, and keeping the baby
giraffe feeding well is crucial to its survival. (Click here to go BACK)